JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR DOJ/OPDAT

UNCLAS STATE 124359 SENSITIVE SIPDIS AMMAN FOR POST LEAHY VETTING OFFICER M. CRIFO E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ASEC PHUM JO SUBJECT: JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR DOJ/OPDAT WORKSHOP, 16 FEBRUARY 2010 REF: A. AMMAN 2522 ¶B. AMMAN 2504 ¶1. (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of information regarding incidents which could be deemed to be credible information of a gross violation of human rights by these individuals, the Embassy should so inform the Department. ¶2. (SBU) The following Jordanian officials have been selected to participate in, or are considered alternates for, a DOJ sponsored seminar, CYBERCRIME LEGISLATION AND CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP, scheduled to take place in Malta on 16 February ¶2010. The names of the candidates follow in "rank, name, city of birth (in Jordan),birth date" format: Public Security Directorate Officer 1, CAPT, Nart Sami Yousef Sharkas, Amman, 28-FEB-1979 Ministry of Justice Officer 1, Judge, Ahmad Mahoumoud Yousef Al Omari, Kuwait, 05-SEP-1970 ¶3. (SBU) Post is permitted to provide the following statement to authorized parties: Embassy verifies that the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals identified in paragraph 2 above, as of this date. Post may cite this cable in response. CLINTON